RAPS

FDA authorizes first COVID-19 test for at-home sample collection

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday granted an emergency use authorization (EUA) to LabCorp allowing it to test self-collected nasal swab samples from patients for coronavirus disease ...
WRAL

Collection method, sample timing can impact COVID-19 test results

1.2 million COVID-19 tests have been completed across the state and counting. 87,000 of those tests are confirmed positive. Are results from a drive-thru "self" tests as reliable as those from a ...
Business Wire

Rheonix COVID-19™ MDx Assay Receives Expanded FDA Emergency Use Authorization to Include Saliva Home Collection Kit

ITHACA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rheonix Inc. announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an expanded Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Rheonix COVID-19™ ...
Dayton Daily News

Coronavirus: FDA approves first test for patients’ at-home sample collection

The FDA announced the first tests for patients to collect samples at home. The FDA announced the first tests for patients to collect samples at home. The first diagnostic test with a home collection ...
Business Wire

SpeeDx Expand COVID-19 Diagnostics to Include Self-Collected Samples

SYDNEY, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SpeeDx Pty. Ltd., a developer of innovative molecular diagnostic solutions, have added saliva to the list of validated samples for their PlexPCR® SARS-CoV-2 qPCR ...
News Medical

Study evaluates the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in urine samples collected during the COVID-19 pandemic

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) the causative agent of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has caused nearly 493 million infections with over 6.15 million reported deaths. SARS ...